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West-Wille

(n.)
Grammar
West-Wille, (-as?); pl. m.
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The people of some district in England West-Willa landes is syx hund hýda, Cod. Dip. B. i. 414, 29

wíþig-mǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-mǽd, f.

A meadow where willows grow

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A meadow where willows grow Ǽrest æt wíðig*-*mǽde . . . ðæt eft on wíðigmǽde, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 464, 18-30

hratele

(n.)
Grammar
hratele, an; f.
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bobonaca, Lch. iii. 300, col. 2

Linked entry: hrætele

heard-sǽlness

(n.)
Grammar
heard-sǽlness, e; f.

Misfortune, calamity

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Misfortune, calamity Ðá com eác seó ofermǽte heardsǽlnes then came also the excessive calamity, Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 104, 17

Linked entry: -sǽlness

Bret-walas

(n.)
Grammar
Bret-walas, pl. m.

The Britons of Wales;

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The Britons of Wales; Walli — Cynríc ða Bretwalas gefliémde Cynric routed the Welsh, Chr. 552; Th. 28, 39, col. 1

Linked entry: Bret-

wiliht

(adj.)
Grammar
wiliht, adj.

Having willows

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Having willows On wylihte mǽdwan (the meadow with willows in it); of wylihte mǽdwan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 235, 16

Linked entry: welig

frum-byrdling

Grammar
frum-byrdling, l. -birdling, and add: A youth, one whose beard has just come [cf. Icel. frum-vaxti just grown to full strength, in one's prime]

Englisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Englisc, Ænglisc; adj.

ENGLISHAnglĭcus

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Cot. Faust. A. x. 150b; Lchdm. iii. 440, 31

Linked entries: Anglisc Ænglisc

Angle

(n.)
Grammar
Angle, g. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The ANGLES

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To Anglum to the Angles, Chr. 443; Th. 18, 33, col. 1; 19, 30, col. 1.

ge-timbrung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-timbrung, e; f.

an edificea structurebuildingædĭfĭciumædĭfĭcātiostructūraa definition;defīnītio

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Bos. 13, 1. a definition; defīnītio Getimbrung defīnītio, Cot. 69

Linked entry: timbrung

heóf

(n.)
Grammar
heóf, es; m.

Lamentationgriefsorrow

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Lamentation, grief, sorrow Maximus mid micelum heófe gedréfed him tó com Maximus troubled with great grief came to him, Homl. Th. i. 414, 17. Sǽde ðæt hie hæfden bet gewyrht ðæt him mon mid heáfe [heófe MS.

Linked entry: heáf

dióre

(adj.)
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Cott: Bt. Met. Fox 10, 57; Met. 10, 29

lám-seáðe

(n.)
Grammar
lám-seáðe, [?], an; f.

A clay- [or mud-] pit

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A clay- [or mud-] pit Of sceadwellan in lámseáðan; of lámseáðan in ledene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 80, 14

mylen-wer

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-wer, es; m.

A mill-weirmill-dam

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A mill-weir, mill-dam Andlang streámes ðæt it cymþ tó ðam mylewere, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 92, 30

gomol-feax

(adj.)
Grammar
gomol-feax, adj.
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Hoary-locked, grey-haired; cānus Gomolfeax hæleþ a hoary-locked hero, Chr. 975; Th. 228, 27, col. 2, 3

wíþig-ford

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-ford, es; m.

A ford by which willows grow

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A ford by which willows grow On wíðigford, of wíðigford, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 135, 14: 252, 20, 36

wíþig-will

(n.)
Grammar
wíþig-will, es; m.

A spring by which willows grow

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A spring by which willows grow On ðone fúlan wylle . . . on wýðigwylle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 213, 16-21

wígbed-heorþ

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For Lchdm. . . . col. I substitute Gr. D. 216, 6, and add: the Latin is: Ab altaris crepidine pulverem collegit

sǽ-ǽl

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-ǽl, es; m.

A sea-eel

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A sea-eel Sǽǽl murenula (cf. hec murenula a lamprun, i. 222, col. 2), Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 74

Linked entry: ǽl

wæscing

(n.)
Grammar
wæscing, (?) washing in weascing-weg

a road leading to a sheep-washing place(?)

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Tó weascingwege nioðeweardun, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 78, 17: 138, 4

Linked entry: weascing